{"id":60632,"date":"2026-10-18T11:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/?p=60632"},"modified":"2026-10-18T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:23:10","slug":"al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Hilal edge Al-Ittihad 3-2 to top the Roshn Saudi League as Al-Nassr beat Diriyah 3-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Hilal returned to the top of the Roshn Saudi League after a thrilling 3-2 win over Al-Ittihad at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, in the eighth round of the 2026-27 season. A crowd of 22,808 watched the Saudi Clasico, which ended Al-Ittihad&#039;s unbeaten start after seven league games.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Martinelli gave the hosts an early lead before Youssef En-Nesyri levelled for Al-Ittihad. Ollie Watkins restored Al-Hilal&#039;s lead in the 30th minute, pouncing after Danilo Pereira failed to control a cross, and Crysencio Summerville made it 3-1 in the 64th minute. Steven Bergwijn scored an 89th-minute penalty for Al-Ittihad, awarded after a video review, but the visitors could not find an equaliser. Watkins scored once and set up the goals for Martinelli and Summerville.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"60633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Al-Hilal edge Al-Ittihad 3-2 to top the Roshn Saudi League as Al-Nassr beat Diriyah 3-0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prepared by The Saudi Times. Sources: Arab News, The National&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-1024x576.png\" src=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Al-Hilal edge Al-Ittihad 3-2 to top the Roshn Saudi League as Al-Nassr beat Diriyah 3-0\" class=\"wp-image-60633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/al-hilal-edge-al-ittihad-3-2-to-top-the-roshn-saudi-league-as-al-nassr-beat-diriyah-3-0.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Prepared by The Saudi Times. Sources: Arab News, The National<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&quot;It was a high-level match, especially as we had just returned from the international break,&quot; Watkins said after the game.<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, on Friday, October 9, Al-Nassr beat Diriyah 3-0 at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh as the league resumed after a 25-day international break. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with the 980th goal of his career, Samu Costa headed in a Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix corner in the 36th minute, and Kingsley Coman added the third in the 77th minute.<\/p>\n<p>After the eighth round, Al-Hilal lead the table on 21 points, two points ahead of Al-Qadsiah and Al-Nassr, who both have 19. Al-Ittihad are fourth on 17 points. Diriyah, in their first season under Portuguese coach Bruno Lage, have 11 points.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026-27 Roshn Saudi League season runs from August 13, 2026, to May 29, 2027, with 306 matches across 34 rounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Hilal returned to the top of the Roshn Saudi League after a thrilling 3-2 win over Al-Ittihad at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, in the eighth round of the 2026-27 season. A crowd of 22,808 watched the Saudi Clasico, which ended Al-Ittihad&#039;s unbeaten start after seven league games. Gabriel Martinelli gave the hosts an early lead before Youssef En-Nesyri levelled for Al-Ittihad. Ollie Watkins restored Al-Hilal&#039;s lead in the 30th minute, pouncing after Danilo Pereira failed to control a cross, and Crysencio Summerville made it 3-1 in the 64th minute. 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